BARD

What is BARD?

BARD (the Braille and Audio Reading Download) is a way for eligible Talking Book patrons to download audio books for free. Patrons can download the BARD Mobile app for free to listen to on their mobile device from any of the app stores. BARD Express is a free downloadable software application designed to simplify searching for, downloading, and transferring audio titles from the BARD website to a cartridge or external USB flash drive for playback in a digital player.

Listen to a short overview of BARD and BARD Mobile. Active TBS users must create an account in order to search and download books from BARD.

• Search BARD:  More than 115,000 book titles and magazine issues to download

• BARD Application Instructions: Who’s eligible to use BARD

• BARD Application: Apply for an individual BARD account

• BARD Application: Apply for an institutional BARD account

• BARD Instructions: Download instructions and much more!

• BARD mobile app for Android devices

• BARD mobile app for iOS devices

• BARD Mobile Instructions: Videos to help you make the most of both the Android and Apple apps

• BARD Frequently Asked Questions: A good overview of how to do almost anything in BARD

• iOS app podcast